Innovation in Plastic Surgery, Canada

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Innovation in Plastic Surgery biobank supports research projects in the field of plastic surgery for innovations in treating surgical and medical conditions. The specimens collected include tissue biopsies and fluid samples from volunteers in a normal health state and individuals with various oncologic, traumatic, congenital, or degenerative conditions such as cancer, nerve injury, vascular anomalies, chronic inflammatory disease, etc.

Registered Biobank Name Innovation in Plastic Surgery
Biobank Leader Kathryn Isaac
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries kathryn.isaac@ubc.ca
Principal Investigator Kathryn Isaac & Jenna-Lynn Senger
User Type
  • Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties
  • Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group
  • Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper
Biospecimen Collected: